List of Enlightenment questions

We know that the Enlightenment was an intellectual, artistic, and scientific movement that took place in Europe during the 18th century.

Enlightenment principles inspired revolutionary movements around the world by valuing the idea of ​​freedom and equal rights.

Therefore, answer the Questions about the Enlightenment that the Escola Educação team selected for you!

Questions about the Enlightenment

1- Why is the 18th century considered the Century of Enlightenment?

a) The 18th century is considered the Century of Enlightenment, because the philosophers of that time believed that they were illuminating the mind of the human being who, by using reason, started to disregard religion.
b) The 18th century is considered the Century of Enlightenment, as the religious of that time believed that they were illuminating the mind of the human being who, by using religion, began to disregard reason.

c) The 18th century is considered the Century of Enlightenment, as it was at this time that electric light was invented by the American, Thomas Alva Edison.
d) The 18th century is considered the Century of Enlightenment, as religious people believed that, by using reason, the Catholic Church would free them from the darkness of the libertine world.

2- The Enlightenment influenced movements in various regions of the world. Therefore, check the alternative that contains some of the revolutions that were inspired by this movement.

a) French Revolution (France), English Revolution (England) and Bahia Conjuration (Brazil).
b) Liberal Revolution of Porto (Portugal), American Revolution (United States) and Baiana Conjuration (Brazil).
c) French Revolution (France), American Revolution (United States) and Bahia Conjuration (Brazil).
d) French Revolution (France), American Revolution (United States) and Beckman Revolt (Brazil).

3- For the philosopher Immanuel Kant, the Enlightenment was a process of “enlightenment”. Thus, society emerged from “minority”, thanks to freedom of thought and the use of reason, essential elements for man to achieve his:

a) Religious freedom.
b) Intellectuality.
c) Christian majority.
d) Majority.

4- What is the keyword used to understand the Enlightenment?

a) Faith.
b) Reason.
c) Patience.
d) Wisdom.

5- For Enlightenment thinkers, Enlightenment is the use of light as opposed to darkness, religious thinking that:

a) prevailed during the Modern Age.
b) prevailed during the Middle Ages.
c) prevailed during the Ancient Age.
d) prevailed during all historical periods.

6- Why was the term Dark Ages coined?

a) The term Dark Ages was created by Enlightenment intellectuals who argued that nothing productive period had occurred during the Middle Ages, so it was considered a period of darkness and darkness.
b) The term Dark Ages was created by religious people who argued that nothing productive was happening during the Modern Age, so it was considered a period of darkness and darkness.
c) The term Dark Ages was created by Enlightenment intellectuals who claimed that before the creation of electric light, European society lived in darkness.
d) The term Dark Ages was created by religious people who believed that until the return of God, society would live in darkness.

7- Mark the alternative that contains some of the characteristics of the Enlightenment.

a) Use of reason; criticism of authoritarianism; opposition to fanaticism; criticism of religious authority; use of religious doctrines to challenge science.
b) Use of reason; criticism of authoritarianism; opposition to science; criticism of religious authority; use of faith to challenge scientific knowledge.
c) Use of reason; criticism of authoritarianism; opposition to fanaticism; criticism of religious authority; use of science to challenge religious doctrines.
d) Abandonment of reason; criticism of science; opposition to philosophy; criticism of religious authority.

8- (Cesgranrio) The movement known as Illustration or Enlightenment marked an intellectual revolution that took place in European society throughout the 18th century. The Enlightenment, in its intellectual scope, expressed the:

a) denial of Renaissance humanism based on experimentalism, physics and mathematics.
b) acceptance of Catholic dogmatism and medieval scholasticism.
c) defense of the political assumptions and economic practices of the Old Regime State.
d) consolidation of rationalism as the foundation of human knowledge.
e) supremacy of the idea of ​​divine providence for the explanation of natural phenomena.

9- (Fatec) The great bourgeois revolutions of the 18th century reflect, in part, some ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, among which we can highlight the following:

a) pointed out the need to limit individual freedom to prevent excess from degenerating into anarchism.
b) emphasized that the State does not have unlimited power, which is nothing more than the sum of the power of the members of society.
c) aimed to defend the thesis that only political federalization is compatible with organic democracy.
d) showed that, without centralization and dependence of powers on the Executive, there is no social peace.
e) sought to emphasize that industrial society will only develop from meticulous economic planning.

10- (PUC MG) The Enlightenment represents the worldview of the eighteenth-century intelligentsia, and CANNOT be pointed out as part of its ideals:

a) combating social injustices and aristocratic privileges.
b) strengthening of the State and the curtailment of freedoms.
c) anti-colonialism and the declared repudiation of slavery.
d) the triumph of reason over ignorance and superstition.
e) anticlericalism and opposition to religious intolerance.

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